Revised Oct 2016
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Source - Pew Center 2018https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/10/01/americas-international-image-continues-to-suffer/
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"global assessment of well being" ... "provides a framework for assessing global prosperity"http://www.prosperity.com
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"objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 183 economies & selected cities at the subnational level"https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/reports/global-reports/doing-business-2019
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I'natl market research by industry, region, country, report type (country commercial guides)http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
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Source: Economist; "presents key indicators for each member of the Arab League"http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/02/arab_league_map
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Country Risk, Business Climate, Sector Ratings & brief risk analysis for individual countrieshttp://www.coface.com/Economic-Studies-and-Country-Risks
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"provide documents, detailed analyses, and a host of other open-source intelligence products from the private and public sector"http://publicintelligence.net/
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Usage and population statshttp://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
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Source: United Nations Statistics Divisionhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/publications/pocketbook/files/world-stats-pocketbook-2016.pdf
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Cited in the article about the rise of social media and rise in unresthttp://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/22/mapped_what_every_protest_in_the_last_34_years_looks_like
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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/140904/map-youth-elderly-world-political-unrest-economy-unemployment
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"AidFlows visualizes how much development financing is provided and received around the world."http://www.aidflows.org/
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Source - Institute for Economics & Peace Highlightshttp://visionofhumanity.org/indexes/global-peace-index/
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Source - U.S. News and World Reporthttps://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries
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Scroll down for a list of the reportshttp://economicsandpeace.org/reports/
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Source - CSIShttp://csis.org/files/publication/150220_Cohen_GlobalFlashpoints_Web.pdf
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"reveals increasingly divided world"http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/our-gpi-findings
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PDF Reporthttp://static.visionofhumanity.org/sites/default/files/Global%20Peace%20Index%20Report%202015_0.pdf
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Scroll Down to Explore the Conflictshttp://www.cfr.org/global/global-conflict-tracker/p32137#!/p32137
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https://www.csis.org/analysis/2016-global-forecast
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http://static.visionofhumanity.org/sites/default/files/GPI%202016%20Report_2.pdf?
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"based on a conflict assessment framework"http://fundforpeace.org/fsi/
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Online copyhttps://goo.gl/cynHNF
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Source: Council of Foreign Relationshttps://www.cfr.org/article/geopolitical-flash-points-2019
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" The rankings evaluate 80 countries across 24 rankings drawn from a survey of more than 21,000 global citizens ..."https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries
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World's perception of the U.S.https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-01-23/the-worlds-perceptions-of-the-us-is-going-in-the-wrong-direction
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Source - Galluphttp://news.gallup.com/reports/235310/gallup-global-law-order-report-2018.aspx
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"the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, & transnational issues"https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
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Revised weeklyhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/world-leaders-1/index.html
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2008 Congressional Research Service Reporthttp://www.ilw.com/immigrationdaily/news/2009,1208-crs.pdf
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"aims to enhance our collective understanding of the international terrorist threat."https://www.state.gov/country-reports-on-terrorism-2/
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Source: U.S. Embasy in Spainhttp://barcelona.usconsulate.gov/information-resources/irc/dossiers.html
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"tabular data for countries & regions, demographic indicators, population pyramids & source information for countries"https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/informationGateway.php
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"description & analysis of the historical setting & social, economic, political, & nat'l security systems & institutions"https://www.loc.gov/collections/country-studies/
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Law and legal emphasis - Source:Law Library of Congress Public Services Guide to Law Onlinehttp://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations.php
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FACTS about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, & foreign relationshttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
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International Market Research from the U. S. Dept. of Commercehttp://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
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Numerous links to other sourceshttp://blogs.loc.gov/law/2014/11/u-s-treaties-a-beginners-guide/?loclr=twlaw
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Period - 1776-1949https://www.loc.gov/law/help/us-treaties/bevans.php?loclr=bloglaw
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four volumes of multilateral treaties, eight volumes of bilateral treaties and one volume of an indexhttp://blogs.loc.gov/law/2016/09/united-states-treaties-added-to-the-law-library-website/
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35 guides dated from 2000 - 2006 (Useful to use as a template for country study)http://www.governmentattic.org/StateDeptStudyGuides.html
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Monthly statshttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/top/index.html
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https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/272488.pdfhttps://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2016/index.htm
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Country Studies/Area Handbook Series sponsored by the Dept of the Army between 1986 & 1998.http://countrystudies.us/
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"quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries"http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R42017.pdf
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2016-2018 -- Select Countries & Areas from menuhttps://www.state.gov/country-reports-on-terrorism-2/
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"nformation on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2013"http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/
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Country Reports on Terrorism 2018 dated October 2019https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2018-FINAL.pdf
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http://eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/pdf/fullreport.pdf
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Production; Consumption; Proved Reserveshttp://www.eia.doe.gov/countries/
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Source - International Energy Agencyhttp://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/
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" timeline traces the story of U.S. oil development, and the resulting geopolitical competition"http://www.cfr.org/oil/timeline-oil-dependence-us-foreign-policy/p24322
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"a comprehensive study of the current definition of best-in-class in real estate."http://ngkf.com/globalcities/
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"a comprehensive portrait of global wealth, covering all regions and countries"http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=12DFFD63-07D1-EC63-A3D5F67356880EF3
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Source: Amnesty Internationalhttps://www.amnestyusa.org/reports/amnesty-international-state-of-the-worlds-human-rights-annual-report-2017-18/
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Source - World Bankhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/29115/9781464812545.pdf
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"Green energy is the second-largest generator of electricity after coal & [will] overtake [coal] in the 2030s."http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/
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Finland #1https://s3.amazonaws.com/happiness-report/2018/WHR_web.pdf
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"documents how migration is shaping cities and the situation of migrants in cities."https://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/wmr_2018_en.pdf
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Source: United Nations Statistics Divisionhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/World_Statistics_Pocketbook_2015_edition.pdf
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"(IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability ...http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm
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"offers a rich framework for measuring the multiple dimensions of social progress"https://www.socialprogressimperative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SPI2017-Report-final.pdf
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Source - European Union MAP BY REGIONS and MAPS BY COUNTRIEShttps://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/countries-territories-and-regions-where-we-are-active_en
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"The 2017 Social Progress Index includes data from 128 countries on 50 indicators."https://www.socialprogressindex.com/
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"decision-makers across the world identify and analyze the most pressing risks"http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GRR18_Report.pdf
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"examines global public opinion about the U.S., China, & the i'natl balance of power & key issues in Asia"http://www.pewglobal.org/files/2015/06/Balance-of-Power-Report-FINAL-June-23-20151.pdf
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Country Readers complement sources such as the DOS’s Background Notes/Country Fact Sheetshttp://adst.org/oral-history/country-reader-series/
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Interviews with action officershttp://adst.org/oral-history/oral-history-interviews/
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"background on U.S. diplomatic history, dimensions of contemporary diplomacy, & the domestic & foreign activities of the DOShttp://www.usdiplomacy.org/
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Demographic shift in U.S. populationhttp://datatools.urban.org/features/mapping-americas-futures/#map
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Links to official website for countries and supra-national organizationshttp://www.politicsresources.net/official.htm
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"comparative country data by topic, arranged alphabetically"http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/country.html
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Toronto Special Library Assn resourceshttp://tinyurl.com/3l8l4cd
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"explores how conflict and protracted humanitarian emergencies affect women and girls & men and boys"http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/6801
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"tool for understanding governance and anti-corruption mechanisms at the national level."http://report.globalintegrity.org/
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" ...great nations will Balkanize-break into smaller nations ... principal driver of this Balkanization is social media."http://goo.gl/5YgzbW
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"extended profiles on these countries and territories"http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/
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"overviews, news, analysis and maps on crises and disasters"http://reliefweb.int/countries
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"Investigate, expose and support reports of press freedom violations"http://www.rsf.org/
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Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorismhttp://www.start.umd.edu/news/start-releases-reports-boko-haram
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Do international law and institutions shape public opinion on contested events such as war crimes?http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2628967
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"prepared by the Fund for Peace; published by FOREIGN POLICY of the world's most vulnerable countries"http://www.foreignpolicy.com/failedstates
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"The worst of the worst."https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/Worst%20of%20the%20Worst%202012%20final%20report.pdf
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" ... provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories."https://goo.gl/aEfr4R
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"using 12 social, economic, & political indicators to analyze how wars, peace accords, environmental calamities, & political movhttp://foreignpolicy.com/fragile-states-index-2016-brexit-syria-refugee-europe-anti-migrant-boko-haram/
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Source - U.N. AIDShttp://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/MDG6Report_en.pdf
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http://www.aidsinfoonline.org/kpatlas/#/home
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Interactive maphttp://www.aidsinfoonline.org/kpatlas/#/home
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THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTShttps://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/02/annual-report-201718/
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Oxfam:The power of people against povertyhttps://www.oxfam.org/en/research/reward-work-not-wealth
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Source - Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairshttp://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/findings/
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Source - Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairshttp://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/
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Source - Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairshttp://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-products/index-country.htm
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Source: Save the Childrenhttp://www.savethechildren.org/atf/cf/%7B9def2ebe-10ae-432c-9bd0-df91d2eba74a%7D/SOWM_2015.PDF
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"perceived level of corruption in the public sector;" reports from 2001https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018
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Nat'l Counter Terrorism Centerhttp://www.nctc.gov/site/groups.html
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"project ceased operations on March 31, 2008"http://www.start.umd.edu/tops/
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Review Executive Summary for Definitionshttp://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2013/
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorismhttp://www.start.umd.edu/news/start-releases-reports-boko-haram
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http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/indexes/terrorism-index
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U.S. State Departmenthttp://www.state.gov/g/drl/
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Country reports by regionhttp://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm#wrapper
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Archive of reports from 1999-2009http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
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http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/195768.pdf
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Violence against women is so pervasive that VAW is an acronym for the human rights and global health issue!http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/170507.pdf
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http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2016&dlid=265340
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Source - U.S. Department of Statehttp://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2015/index.htm
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Review "U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets"http://www.state.gov/countries/
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https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FH_FITW_Report_2016.pdf
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Discarding Democracy: Return to the Iron Fisthttps://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2015#.V59bMLgrKhc
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Pew Researchhttp://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/29/which-countries-still-outlaw-apostasy-and-blasphemy/
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"scientific conventional & digital resources on the sub-Saharan Africa region"http://www.ilissafrica.de/en/about/iliss-project.html
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"Africa's premier institution & principal organization for the promotion of socio-economic integration of the continent"http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/index/index.htm
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2011 report that "provides a comprehensive ranking of African countries according to governance quality"http://www.moibrahimfoundation.org/en/section/the-ibrahim-index
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"spatial data layers of Africa's geography, history, ethnography, environment, & social conditions.http://africamap.harvard.edu/
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"argues the case for women as critical catalysts for meaningful economic growth and development in Africa."http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Women_of_Africa/$FILE/Women%20of%20Africa%20final.pdf
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33 of the 48 countries are in Africahttp://www.unctad.org/en/docs/ldc2011_en.pdf
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Visualization of the size of Africahttp://goo.gl/W46TkP
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http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/02/10-wars-to-watch-in-2015/
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Look at Africahttp://www.vox.com/2014/9/23/6829399/23-maps-and-charts-that-will-surprise-you
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"portal to multimedia collections about Africa"http://aodl.org/
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"Extreme poverty is increasingly concentrated in a set of severely off-track countries [in Africa].https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/02/13/the-road-to-ending-poverty-runs-through-31-severely-off-track-countries/
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Area and Country Studieshttp://www.academicinfo.net/subarea.html
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$ub$cription only Guide to Country Research on the Internet``http://countryrisk.com/
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Statistical data for 199 countries: statistics, historical, economic, and political conditionshttp://globaledge.msu.edu/countryInsights/
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Directory of country and regional maps and atlaseshttp://www.mapsarea.com
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Country comparisons with graphs with data from the World Factbook & other Sourceshttp://www.nationmaster.com
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"country profile with facts, figures, geography, flag, statistics, & maps"http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/
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Links to the official websites of national governmentshttp://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
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http://oberon.sourceoecd.org/vl=554216/cl=15/nw=1/rpsv/country_reports.htm
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"global hub for time-critical humanitarian information"http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm
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Encyclopedia of nations, colonies, international organizationshttp://www.worldstatesmen.org/
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Portal for European Unionhttp://europa.eu.int/youreurope/sitemap/citizens/en.html
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"provide documents, detailed analyses, and a host of other open-source intelligence products from the private and public sector"http://publicintelligence.net/
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Overviews, news, analysis and maps on crises and disastershttp://reliefweb.int/countries
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European and U.S. sourceshttp://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62224
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"collection of national legal provisions impacting women's economic status in 183 economies."http://www.doingbusiness.org/elibrarydata/elibrary.aspx?libID=1
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Addresses the state of labour markets worldwide amid the economic crisis; includes country & regional briefshttp://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_118384.pdf
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"objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 183 economies & selected cities at the subnational level"http://www.doingbusiness.org/
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Source - Brookingshttp://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2015/02/10-worlds-10-fastest-growing-metropolitan-areas-parilla-trujillo
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"evaluates 136 economies based on their capacity to facilitate the flow of goods over borders and to their destination."http://reports.weforum.org/global-enabling-trade-report-2016/
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342-page Reporthttp://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GETR_2016_report.pdf
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Top Five U.S. Trading Partners in Goods in 2016: China, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Germanyhttp://census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/cb17-tps08.html
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Homepage for USCS with links to export or importhttp://www.buyusa.gov/home/
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I'natl market research by industry, region, country, report type (country commercial guides)http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
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January 2010 report by CNNIC, the state network information center of Chinahttp://www.cnnic.net.cn/uploadfiles/pdf/2010/3/15/142705.pdf
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Summary of CNNIC reporthttp://www.seomoz.org/blog/china-ten-things-you-should-know-about-an-online-superpower
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U.S. Department of Statehttp://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_7668019.pdf
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.cn is the "largest country code Top-Level Domain names in the world."http://www.cnnic.net.cn/download/2008/CNNIC22threport-en.pdf
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U.S. Government charter is "to promote security cooperation between American business and private sector interests worldwide."http://www.osac.gov
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Report of the fact-finding mission on the conflict in Georgiahttp://www.ceiig.ch
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Stats on "If The World Were A Village of 1,000 in The Year 2005"http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/villageof1000.html
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"global assessment of wealth and wellbeing" ... "provides a framework for assessing global prosperity"http://www.prosperity.com/downloads/2010ProsperityIndexFullReport.pdf
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"in over 30 years, the proportion of older people will double from 7% to 14% of the total world population"http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p95-09-1.pdf
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"tracking governance and corruption trends around the world"http://www.globalintegrity.org/
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Country Comparison with Graphs with Data from the World Factbook & other Sourceshttp://www.nationmaster.com
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Which country provides the best opportunity to live a healthy, safe, & prosperous, life?http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/the-world-s-best-countries.html
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"interactive tool designed to benchmark a country’s trade policy and institutions"http://tinyurl.com/6reau9
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Pre-order ... not free anymore!https://extop-workflow.worldbank.org/extop/ecommerce/catalog/product?context=drilldown&item_id=9192623
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"shows a complete historical record of U.S. foreign aid to the world"http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/
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Yale Center for the Study of Globalization (YCSG): "explores the implications of the interconnectedness of the world"http://www.yaleglobal.yale.edu/
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Source: Economist; "presents key indicators for each member of the Arab League"http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/02/arab_league_map
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Country Risk, Business Climate, Sector Ratings & brief risk analysis for individual countrieshttp://www.coface.com/CofacePortal/COM_en_EN/pages/home/risks_home
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"life expectancy, literacy, education, income and other variables are compared for UN countries"http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
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" ... measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away."http://www.goodcountry.org/
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Russia, Canada, U.S., China, & Brazil ....http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_by_area.htm
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"measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption"http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014
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" excessive debt could put a country’s future economic wellbeing at risk"http://howmuch.net/
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Source- U.S. News and World Reporthttp://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries
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"tool for assessing the human presence on the planet"http://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php
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Computed from Google Autocompletehttp://www.fixr.com/blog/2015/04/17/world-of-obsessions/
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Computed from Google Autocompletehttp://www.fixr.com/blog/2015/02/27/cost-obsessions-us-map/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain
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http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Country_codes
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-d.html
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http://www.icann.org/cctlds/
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"National governments now have, and will continue to have, authority to manage or establish policy for their own ccTLDs."http://www.icann.org/general/white-paper-05jun98.htm
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"4,017 search engines and 222 countries, territories, islands and regions"http://www.philb.com/countryse.htm
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http://www.netmasters.co.uk/european_search_engines/
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Searches sites and links to sites included in the portaportal accounthttp://tinyurl.com/2hccya
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Published by CIA, Revised Weeklyhttp://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html
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University of Michiganhttp://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html
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http://www.embassy.org/embassies/
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Lists of Heads of State and Heads of Governmenthttp://rulers.org
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"compilation of health-related data for its 193 member states"http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2015/en/
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Source: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizationhttp://www.fao.org/hunger/en/
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Source: International Food Policy Research Institutehttp://www.ifpri.org/publication/2015-global-hunger-index-armed-conflict-and-challenge-hunger
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READ FIRST ... defines NGOs on page 3http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-041.pdf
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Article recommended by Duke Universityhttp://www.staff.city.ac.uk/p.willetts/CS-NTWKS/NGO-ART.HTM
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Selected NGOs by Subjecthttp://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/
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Source for search termshttp://www.staff.city.ac.uk/p.willetts/CS-NTWKS/NGO-ART.HTM#Glossary
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Reports, News Releases & Urgent Actions Published from 1996 to Datehttp://www.amnesty.org/library/engindex
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2009 Reporthttp://thereport.amnesty.org/
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http://www.eurunion.org/index.htm
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Governments, Civil Society Orgs, Private Sectorhttp://www.devdir.org/
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http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/
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"source of analysis and advice to governments on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict."http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm
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IMF Reports & Publicationshttp://www.imf.org/external/country/
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http://www.oecd.org/home/
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See Regular Reports: Annual/World Reporthttp://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=20
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Covers the period from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008http://go.worldbank.org/JP57KOICX0
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Education, Science, Technology, Culture & Communicationhttp://www.uis.unesco.org
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Environmental Research and Policy Organizationhttp://www.wri.org/wri-ndex.html
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"searches across hundreds of international government organization websites"http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=006748068166572874491:55ez0c3j3ey
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How changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change everythinghttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/magazine/23Women-t.html?_r=1#
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United Nations Report (2014) (http://www.unfpa.org/swop)http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/EN-SWOP14-Report_FINAL-web.pdf
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The rare earth elements and the platinum group elementshttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmsctech/726/726.pdf
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"track and rank 40 countries' renewable energy markets across a selection of technologies"http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Renewable_energy_country_attractiveness_indices_-_Issue_31/$FILE/EY_RECAI_issue_31.pdf
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Source: Institute for Economics & Peace Highlightshttp://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/our-gpi-findings
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http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm
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See "Related Links"https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/02/index.htm
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Scaled map of forecasted growth rates based on Harvard Center for International Developmenthttp://howmuch.net/
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Source - Harvard Center for International Developmenthttp://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/
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IMFhttps://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/update/01/pdf/0116.pdf
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"Global growth continues but at an increasingly disappointing pace ..."http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/01/pdf/text.pdf
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https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/02/
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Maps link is upper right on homepagehttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm
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Map quizzeshttp://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
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Source:U.S. Census Bureauhttp://www.census.gov/ipc/www/cspro/mapslist.htm
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Select "Reference Maps"http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
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"collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest"http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper
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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/140904/map-youth-elderly-world-political-unrest-economy-unemployment
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"trade promotion arm of the International Trade Administration"http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
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"interactive tool designed to benchmark a country’s trade policy and institutions"http://tinyurl.com/6reau9
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"... everything you need to know about doing business overseas."https://www.export.gov/ccg
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Map of the world, showing the most popular social networks by countryhttp://www.vincos.it/world-map-of-social-networks/
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"explore public opinion trends in 55 countries on attitudes toward the U.S."http://pewglobal.org/database/
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Source: Library of Congress Law Library - Constitution, Executive, Judicial, Legislativehttp://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
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http://www.electionworld.org
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Parties, Organizations, Governments, Mediahttp://www.politicalresources.net/
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Database of Governmental Institutionshttp://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Divisionhttp://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/index.php
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Population Reference Bureau's information on 19 population, health, & environment indicators for more than 200 countries.http://www.prb.org/
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Internet Usage Stats and Population Statisticshttp://www.internetworldstats.com/
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Source: Internet World Statshttp://www.internetworldstats.com/stats8.htm
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United Nations Report (2014) (http://www.unfpa.org/swophttp://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/EN-SWOP14-Report_FINAL-web.pdf
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Source: United Nationshttp://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/
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History, Politics & Economic Background of Countries & Territorieshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
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News, Country Profiles, Forecasts, Statisticshttp://www.economist.com/countries/
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"Gateway to Development Information" Excludes North America & Europehttp://www.eldis.org/country/index.htm
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"sources from UN, NGOs, Governments, I'natl Organisations monitoring & reporting on country situations"http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/category,COI,,,,,0.html
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"understand the complex geopolitical, human rights, environmental, legal factors" of the refugee issuehttp://www.refugeesdeeply.org/
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http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
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subject-oriented bibliographies "likely to be of interest to researchers within the field of Latin American Studies"http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/bibnot/bibnot.html
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Resources & organizations for regions (Africa, Middle East, etc.) of the worldhttp://libguides.northwestern.edu/internationalbyregion
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Resources & organizations for international organizations by subject (agriculture, development, labor economics, population)http://libguides.northwestern.edu/international
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"assesses the rule of law based on detailed factors and subfactors, drawn from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"http://www.worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index/
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"a comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in practice."http://www.worldjusticeproject.org/sites/default/files/WJP%20Rule%20of%20Law%20Index%202010_2.pdf
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http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Countries/
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http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/?skw=countries+regional
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http://apeclmi.anu.edu.au/
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Scientific Authors, Papers, Institutions, COUNTRIES, and Journalshttp://www.in-cites.com/
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http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/
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http://www.ggdc.net/dseries/totecon.html
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Stats from official sources on the web; browse by region, country, and subjecthttp://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/
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http://stokeslib.princeton.edu/popstatsrgrv.htm
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http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stforeig.html
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"region’s leading statistical data of the major economic, social & environmental trends over the past two decades."http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2008/ESCAP-SYB2008.pdf
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http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
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Global Statistics Data Analyzerhttp://www.worldinfigures.org/glo/eng/
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http://www.kngine.com/Stats/
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50+ indicators from 20+ internat'l sources for 217 countries or areas of the worldhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/
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"AidFlows visualizes how much development financing is provided and received around the world."http://www.aidflows.org/
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Eurostat the statistical office of the EU; enables comparisons between countries & regions.http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
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"statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions"http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/
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"detailed statistical fields for the 27 EU members, candidates & EFTA countrieshttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Eurostat_regional_yearbook
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Sources are not endorsed by the EU.http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/14/18640945.htm
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"global overview of today’s major economic, social & environmental indicators"http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-factbook_18147364
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"interactive tool for analysing the OECD country statistical profiles for economic, social and environmental indicators"http://stats.oecd.org/oecdfactbook/
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Statistics and Indicatorshttp://www.oecd.org/document/46/0,3343,en_2649_33929_34971438_1_1_1_1,00.html
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"statistical data across OECD databases"http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/Default.aspx?usercontext=sourceoecd
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"pinpoint the main diffuse sources of air pollution, such as transport and aviation."http://prtr.ec.europa.eu/DiffuseSourcesAir.aspx
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"statistics on the EU in comparison with the 15 non-EU countries from the Group of Twenty (G20)"http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/6975194/KS-EX-15-001-EN-N.pdf
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http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/7018888/KS-HA-15-001-EN-N.pdf
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http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
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Focus: Economic recoveryhttp://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,3343,en_2649_34109_20347538_1_1_1_37443,00.html
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G7 and Euro Area, Other OECD economies, & Accession & Enhanced Engagement Economieshttp://www.oecd.org/document/52/0,3343,en_2649_34109_19726196_1_1_1_1,00.html
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GDP, unemployment, inflation and fiscal balancehttp://www.oecd.org/document/32/0,3343,en_2649_201185_44077472_1_1_1_1,00.html
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http://www.oecd.org/document/42/0,3746,en_36734052_36734103_47715434_1_1_1_1,00.html
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Economic information about countries within a regionhttp://www.economist.com/node/14888200?story_id=14888200
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An interactive map of drugs in Mexicohttp://www.economist.com/mexicodrugs
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"8000 hierarchically arranged terms, covering all the main aspects of international relations and area studies"http://www.ireon-portal.eu/typo3/index.php?&id=91&L=1
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Read this first.http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2014/11/u-s-treaties-a-beginners-guide/?loclr=twlaw
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" summarizes the history of the treatymaking provisions of the Constitution ..."http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-106SPRT66922/pdf/CPRT-106SPRT66922.pdf
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Dept of Statehttp://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/text/index.htm
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" the word “treaty” is reserved for an agreement that is made “by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate”http://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/Treaties.htm
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Links to Treaties Received, Treaties Approved, and Treaty Actionshttp://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/treaties.htm
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Library of Congress THOMAShttp://thomas.loc.gov/home/treaties/trhelp.htm
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http://www.un.int/
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Directoryhttp://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unms/cms.shtml
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Includes date of admissionhttp://www.un.org/en/members/index.shtml
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"links to UN databases, websites,& other info resources to make the record of Member States’ accessible"http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unms/undocuments.shtml
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http://research.un.org/en/
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https://treaties.un.org/
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"show the most recent national data on key indicators of ICT development"http://tinyurl.com/g7cp4
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"regional highlights from the World Development Indicators"http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators
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"comprehensive overview of development drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partners."http://tinyurl.com/4rcrbv
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See listinghttps://www.weforum.org/reports
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Chapter 1 - UShttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/25823/9781464810169.pdf
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http://www.weforum.org/
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"series of reports which examine in detail the broad range of global issues it seeks to address with stakeholders as part of itshttp://www.weforum.org/reports/
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Most likely risk: Interstate conflicthttp://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Risks_2015_Report.pdf
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“those states most likely to have a destabilizing effect on world order in 2015”http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/01/29/power-rankings-the-critical-states/
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Source: Foreign Policy - Scroll down to view listhttp://goo.gl/7vFKOi
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Africa, W. Hemisphere, East Asia-Pac, Europe-Eurasia, Near East, S. & Cntrl Asiahttp://www.usembassy.gov/index.html
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" Google stands accused of employing former goverment officials in order to get close to government."https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/04/google-influence-hiring-government-officials
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3894600/The-map-shows-world-REALLY-looks-like-Japanese-design-flattens-Earth-big-landmasses-oceans-really-are.html
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http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/year-review-2016-12-charts-and-video
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http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/annual-report
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Source - Brookings; Most countries are in Africahttps://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/02/13/the-road-to-ending-poverty-runs-through-31-severely-off-track-countries/
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Source - Brookingshttps://www.brookings.edu/research/leave-no-country-behind/